Claoxylon. 101 



funde didyma, 5— 6V2 mm lata , 3—4 mm longa, intus glabra. Semina circ. 3 mm 

 diametientia, sub stralo carnoso exteriore foveolato-reticulata. 



Papuasische Provinz: Niederländisch Neuguinea, Nepentheshügel (Ver- 

 steeg n. 1282a!), südlich des Gelukshügels im sekundären Walde (Versteeg n. 1708!), 

 am Noordflusse (Versteeg n. 1822!). Kaiser Wilhelmsland, in den Wäldern am 

 Kaulo (Schlechter n. 16703!). 



35. C. purpureum Merrill in Phil. Journ. Sc. I. Suppl. (1906) 204. — Frutex 

 circ. 5 m altus; ramuli juveniles leviter pubescentes, mox glabrati. Petiolus 6 — 15 mm 

 longus, glaber, apice biglandulosus ; limbus 7^2 — H cm longus, 30 — 42 mm latus, 

 oblongus vel obovato-oblongus, acuminatus, basi acutus vel subobtusus, sinuato-calloso- 

 crenatus vel -dentatus vel subinteger, glaber, nitidulus, subcoriaceus, purpurascens; costae 

 secundariae 3 — 6, cum venis subtus valde prominentes. Flores dioici. Racemi q? 

 15 — 30 mm longi, paucibracteati ; rhachis gracilis, pubescens; bracteae 1 — 2-florae; 

 pedicelli 1mm longi; racemi Q ± 2 — 3 cm longi, parce pubescentes, pauciflori; brac- 

 teae uniflorae ; pedicelli 1 y 3 mm attingentes. Calyx qj* in alabastro globosus, haud 

 apiculatus, 1 mm fere latus, per anthesin 3-fidus; lobi elliptici, % mm longi, acuti, 

 glabri; stamina 16 — 20; disci glandulae juxtastaminales paucae, parvae, apice parce 

 pilosae. Sepala Q 3, glabra; discus hypogynus crassus, calycem aequans, annularis, 

 irregulariter crenulatus, glaber; ovarium biloculare, parce adpresso-pubescens; styli basi 

 connati, patentes, grossiuscule papillosi. Capsula glabra, 8 mm lata, 5 — 6 mm longa, 

 purpurascens. 



Philippinen: Luzon (Loher n. 4677!), Benguet, Suyoc, Pauai, Baguio (Merrill 

 n. 4689!, 8689!); Baguio (Eimer n. 6307!); M. Santo Tomas (Eimer n. 6545!, 6548!). 

 Häufig in feuchten Gebirgswäldern um 2000 m. 



Nota. Aqua flores emolliens rubro tingitur. 



36. C. crassipes Pax et K. Hoffm. n. spec. — Partes juveniles tomentosae, mox 

 glabratae; ramuli crassi, juniores subcarnosuli. Petiolus 1 y 2 — 4 cm longus, robustus 

 vel crassus, apice biglandulosus, glaber; limbus 10 — 16 cm longus, 5 — 6 cm latus, ovatus 

 vel spathulato-oblongus, , acuminatus, basi obtusus vel acutus, integer, sed margine glan- 

 dulis sessilibus obsitus, coriaceus vel subcoriaceus, purpurascens, glaber, nitidus; costae 

 secundariae utrinque 5 — 6, subtus cum venis prominentes. Flores dioici. Racemi (J 1 

 4 — 6 cm longi, basi longiuscule nudi; rhachis adpresse pubescens; bracteae pro genere 

 magnae, semiorbiculares, denticulatae, pubescentes, dz 6-florae. Calyx q? in alabastro 

 globosus, apiculatus, per anthesin tripartitus, extus et intus puberulus; stamina 16 — 20; 

 disci glandulae juxtastaminales parvae, globosae, apice longe pilosae. Racemi Q 1 — 

 2 cm longi, dimidia inferiore parte nudi, superne dense bracteati, densiflori; rhachis 

 crassa, adpresse pubescens; bracteae concavae, 1 — 2-florae; flores fere sessiles. Se- 

 pala 3, ovata, acuta, puberula; discus hypogynus crassus, annularis, 3-lobus, glaber, 

 calyce duplo brevior; ovarium adpresse pubescens, biloculare; styli basi connati, breves, 

 grossiuscule papillosi. 



Philippinen: Luzon, Tayabas, Infanta (Robinson n. 9361!, 9396!). 

 Nota. Afflnis C. purpureo, sed valde diversa. 



37. C. albiflorum Pax et K. Hoffm. n. spec. — Rami albido-corticati, dense lenti- 

 cellati, juveniles velutino-pubescentes, demum glabrati. Petiolus 2 1 / 2 — 4 cm longus, 

 minute velutino-pubescens, apice biglandulosus; limbus 14 — 16 cm longus, fere 6 cm 

 latus, ovatus, cuspidato-acuminatus, basi acutus, crenato-dentatus, dentibus calliferis, 

 tenuiter membranaceus, juvenilis tantum velutino-pubescens, mox glabratus vel ad costam 

 mediam subtus parcissime pilosus, supra scaberulus. Flores monoici, albi. Racemi 

 laxiflori, 4 — 9 cm longi, aut omnino tf, aut bisexuales; rhachis pubescens; flores (f 

 et Q fasciculati, 3—5; fasciculi ipsi aut omnino qP, aut omnino Q, aut mix«; pedi- 

 celli utriusque sexus ±3mm longi, velutini. Calyx tf 3-partitus, 3 mm latus; lobi 

 ovati, acuti, extus et intus brevissime velutini; stamina 15; disci glandulae juxtastami- 

 nales apice pilosae. Sepala (j> 3, triangularia, acuta, pubescentia; disci hypogyni glan- 



